A native module is a set of javascript functions that are implemented natively for each platform (in our case is iOS and Android). It is used in cases where native capabilities are needed, that react native doesn’t have a corresponding module yet, or when the native performance is better.
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With React Native, you create one codebase that works on both Android and iOS . And it doesn’t just “work”—it compiles to native Java and Swift code. Specifically, React Native creates a bridge between web UI components and their native Java/Swift counterparts.
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The Bridge in React Native permits the JavaScript code and the Native code to interact with each other . Without the bridge in React Native, there is absolutely no means for the native code to transmit any information to the JavaScript code and vise versa.
Read moreWhat is RCTRootView?
RCTRootView is a UIView that holds a React Native app . It also provides an interface between native side and the hosted app. RCTRootView has an initializer that allows you to pass arbitrary properties down to the React Native app.
Read moreDoes React Native use bridge?
Many (but not all) react-native npm packages that are added/installed into a project are Native Bridges. If the package is a pure JS package, then it is just that – pure JavaScript. If a react-native package contains an `ios` directory and an `android` directory, it is most-likely a Native Bridge .
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Native Bridge is implemented as a part of Android Runtime (ART) in the Android architecture. It is used to support running native libraries in a different processor architecture so that an application with native libraries can run on a broader range of devices .
Read moreWhat is RCT React Native?
If you are wondering, RCT is an abbreviation of ReaCT . In addition to implementing the RCTBridgeModule protocol, your class must also include the RCT_EXPORT_MODULE() macro. This takes an optional argument that specifies the name that the module will be accessible as in your JavaScript code (more on this later).
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